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Oh...I assure you they do! Why? Because these fees come out of profits.

• gozur88 10y ago
  Merchants will charge more when profits drop. None of this is coming out of profits. They only time it comes out of profits is when competitors have some advantage that prevents the merchant from passing increases on to the customer.
  • DenisM 10y ago
    Demand is elastic, usually.
  • pravda 10y ago
    If raising prices increase profits, then you're doing prices wrong! Raise prices!
    • gozur88 10y ago
      The key is whether or not everyone else has to raise prices too.